In which our hero stops talking nonsense about Christmas songs and gets his mates in to do it instead

Yes, I'm done with Christmas but for a final slice of festive fun I ask some other (better/cooler) podcasters to send me some voice notes about their favourite Christmas Songs

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My Weekly Mixtape

Be There With Belson

Tales from the Social Club

Last Jedi on the Left

Cult Connections

Hallmark of Greatness // Dammit Vacant

That FKing Show

100 Things We Learned From Film

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In which our heroes talk nonsense about their favourite "alternative" Christmas songs

Now I say alternative but I remember a time when The Pogues Fairytale of New York was considered a hipster pick for a favourite christmas song so this could go either way where some people go "whats alternative about that" or "nah, never heard that before in my life, whats the matter with ya"

But along the way we'll have a conversation about what counts as "alternative", steal a Christmas music quiz from a newspaper and share our Top 5 Christmas songs you might not hear in the supermarket.

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In which our heroes talk nonsense about their favourite "traditional" Christmas songs

Sam is joining me for a show I think I'm calling "What Do You Mean it's still 2 weeks till Christmas...They've been playing this tune in the supermarket forever already"

So I guess what I want to get into is your favourite Christmas songs that you should be sick of by now or maybe a few under the radar tracks that still make it onto Now! That's What I Call a Christmas Cash in or whatever....yes folks still stupidly cynical about this most wonderful time of the year

After a festive game of Play of Your Cards Right we get into our Top 5 traditional Christmas songs

Don't forget Sam's Christmas singles on the streamers You can find all of his Christmas music on the major streaming services so I'll leave a couple of links below and they'll be on the blog too

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Spotify

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In which our heroes talk nonsense about Sleigher by Ben Folds

It's the second of our festive podcasts and Sam and have a chat about the new (and first) Christmas album from Ben Folds....Sleigher

There a potential for a double turn today as Sam is on record as "not a fan" of Ben Folds and Rob just a massive humbug (but huge Ben Folds fanboy)

Anyway...we look at a few other "original" Christmas albums before trying to cobble together a review of this perfectly titled album.

Don't forget Sam's Christmas singles are all available on the streaming platforms, please check them out.

You can find all of his Christmas music on the major streaming services so I'll leave a couple of links below and they'll be on the blog too

Apple Music

Spotify

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In which our heroes talk nonsense about Sams annual Christmas single

It's that time year once again when I have to swallow a massive humbug and find some enthusiasm to talk about all thing festive.

In the first of four (4) festive shows I'm joined by Sam to talk about the latest addition to his Christmas repertoire...Take To The Sky

So today we take a little run through the previous Christmas singles and get into the making of this one and we'll play the single for you as well...Merry Christmas

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In which our heroes talk nonsense about Zach Bryan

In today's show I'm joined by my partner in Country crimes, Jamie Onolfo as we discuss our favourite songs from Oklahoma's favourite son...Zach Bryan

I stumbled onto Zach Bryan when his 2023 self titled album popped up on a algorithm and it caught me a perfect time...just as I needed some sad songs about cowboys, lost loves and pick up trucks.

Over the last year he's quickly become a favourite for both me and Jamie so discuss our thoughts on his albums, look at some song rankings from around the world wide web and finally chat about our Top 5 Zach Bryan songs

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In which our hero talks nonsense about his favourite records from 1994

I have absolutely no idea how 1994 is suddenly 30 years ago. I see 1994 as my default setting, the time when I woke up and became conscious....like Neo in The Matrix but less Jesus-y

Anyway, I have a theory that 1994 is the core year for where my record collection or musical tastes really become concrete....things I like I'll listen to forever and perhaps more importantly, the things I don't become more certain.

In today's show I go through 30 albums that turn 30 years old this year and try and explain why some of them have stuck for so long.

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In which our hero talks nonsense about Infernal Love by Therapy?

I remember going to sixth form college in September 1995, I left less than a year later with no extra qualifications but a lasting love for this band that the were on the shirts of the tough boys in the year above...Therapy?

On the podcast today I speak about the 5th album from Northern Ireland band Therapy? and their follow up to the massive Troublegum....1995's Infernal Love

I'll be getting into my thoughts on the record as it approaches it's 30th anniversary, see how it stands against the other Therapy? albums and hear some thoughts from the band that I found kicking around the world wide web

Finally I'll go through a few categories to try and give it a "proper review", see where I left it in my "Greatest Albums of All Time Ever" list and choose the best track on the album

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